"One guy I know wouldn't hold the door for women because he thought that would be 'leading them on.'" View Entire Post ›
Trending Trending “My Brother Routinely Takes Shots Of Energy Drinks In His Anus”: People Are Sharing The Wildly Concerning Behaviors The Men In Their Lives Picked Up From Toxic Male Influencers, And Some Of These Are Genuinely Hard To Believe “One guy I know wouldn’t hold the door for women because he thought that would be ’leading them on.‘” comment Facebook Pinterest Link by Lily Grossinger BuzzFeed BuzzFeed Staff As a Viral Resident Writer at BuzzFeed, I cover politics, trending news, and pop culture through a lifestyle lens. Bradley Martyn's Raw Talk / Via youtube.com Often centered around a "red pill" mentality , these creators argue that men are the real victims in a society that supposedly favors women. While the rhetoric is easy enough to spot in viral clips and podcasts, it's harder to conceptualize what those misguided beliefs actually look like in everyday relationships. Netflix/Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere / Via youtube.com So, we asked people to share the wildest things men in their lives who've fallen into the manosphere have said, done, or believed — and their responses range from bizarre to downright frightening. NBC / Via tenor.com From chugging pee to not holding the door for women, here are 15 shocking ways people saw manosphere ideology play out in their lives: 1. "My ex and I got together in our early 20s. I'm a short gal and he's a fairly short guy, which never bothered me in the slightest. I never commented on his height except to reassure him when he made self-deprecating jokes. We moved in together after a year, and something strange started happening. He'd lock himself in his office, and I could hear what sounded like alpha-male podcasts through the door — like Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, and Andrew Tate. I asked him about it, and he said he was just curious and mostly wanted to laugh at them. I shrugged it off. Then, one day, he launched into an unprompted rant to me about how women were unfair to short men like him and how they don't want short men and only want tall men. He was saying this to me — his GIRLFRIEND." ABC/Twin Peaks / Via giphy.com "I calmly pointed out that I'm a woman and I want him, plus we had multiple mutual friends who were shorter than him who did well with the ladies. I don't even remember how that resolved, but I probably gave up trying to explain. Then our second Valentine's Day as a couple rolled around, and it was like night and day from the year before, which had been simple, low-budget, and sweet. All I expected was exactly what I got him: a card, a sweet treat, and a promise of a romantic date together (I suggested a picnic). What did I get? A lecture. Unprompted. About how women are materialistic and Valentine's Day is a scam that they use to take advantage of men. Yeah it was at that point that I realized he was clearly taking notes from those podcasts. We've been broken up for four years now, and he has not dated anyone since; he even tried to get back with me. Something tells me his height isn't the reason he is still single." —Anonymous, 28, F, United Kingdom "The family lives in hypocrisy and conflicting ideologies. The wife — my colleague — now just parrots anything her husband tells her. She can’t watch the manosphere videos herself because he takes her mobile device from her when she gets home from work (where she is the main breadwinner), so she just listens to him like he’s the second coming of Christ. I once asked if she felt safe at home, and from what I gathered, she’s exactly where she wants to be. We work in different divisions, so our paths almost never cross, but when I do see her, I turn around and walk the other way." "I am a very busy person, too — I love to work — and he liked that I had something I enjoyed, but hated that I wasn't available to be wherever he wanted, whenever he wanted. He's said to me before, 'I feel like such a p*ssy for needing to ask my girlfriend to hang out with me.' In his mind, it was like, 'If my girlfriend isn't with me 24/7, what does that say about me as a man?' Stay safe out there, ladies — the finance bros are creepin." —Anonymous, 22, F, NY
